The Arizona Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a state law limiting restitution awards for economic losses caused by certain criminal driving offenses that cause another person to be killed or seriously injured.
The 2006 law imposing a $10,000 cap on criminal restitution in those cases violated a right to prompt and full restitution under Victims Bill of Rights protections in the Arizona Constitution, the court ruling.
The justices upheld a Court of Appeals decision that reversed a Maricopa County Superior Court judge’s ruling that set a man’s restitution order at $10,000, down from the over $61,000 amount set by a Phoenix Municipal Court judge.
By Howard Fischer
Capitol Media Services
PHOENIX State lawmakers cannot limit how much errant drivers have to pay the people they kill or injure, the Arizona Supreme Court has ruled.
The justices on Tuesday said there s nothing wrong with a 2006 law which requires those who are convicted of certain serious criminal traffic offenses to provide restitution.
Where they did find fault is the decision by lawmakers to limit such payments to no more than $10,000. Justice Bill Montgomery, writing for the unanimous court, said that runs afoul of the Victims Bill of Rights, a constitutional amendment approved by voters in 1990.
High court overturns Arizona law capping restitution amounts
By Associated Press
Arizona Supreme Court overturns Arizona law capping restitution amounts
PHOENIX (AP) - The Arizona Supreme Court on May 4 overturned a state law limiting restitution awards for economic losses caused by certain criminal driving offenses that cause another person to be killed or seriously injured.
The 2006 law imposing a $10,000 cap on criminal restitution in those cases violated a right to prompt and full restitution under Victims’ Bill of Rights protections in the Arizona Constitution, according to the court ruling.
The justices upheld a Court of Appeals decision that reversed a Maricopa County Superior Court judge’s ruling that set a man’s restitution order at $10,000, down from the over $61,000 amount set by a Phoenix Municipal Court judge.
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